Observations from Thursday’s practice

The cameras came to see rookie receiver Kenny Britt on Thursday, but it was his teammates who put on the biggest show.

An NFL Films crew watched Britt’s every move for a “Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL” segment that will run in coming weeks on ESPN. Britt made a few nice catches on a day full of highlights. Among them:

Quarterback Vince Young made a nice throw downfield to receiver Nate Washington, who caught the ball in the middle of the field and took off. A few plays later, Young connected with tight end Jared Cook, and then threw a touchdown pass to second-year receiver Lavelle Hawkins. It was part of a two-minute drill that was well executed.

Patrick Ramsey also guided the offense downfield when he got a chance in the same drill, but the drive stalled near the goal line. The highlight was a nice throw to receiver Phillip Morris.

I was about to go with “Play a Day” Cook, but that would be selling him short. He makes a couple a day, and that was the case on Thursday. Cook made a one-handed snag in the flat on a ball thrown by Young, and snatched a ball thrown by Ramsey out of the air — above his head — like it was no problem.

Quarterback Kerry Collins had another solid day. He connected with receiver Justin Gage and tight ends Alge Crumpler and Bo Scaife on touchdowns in a red zone period.

Young got the crowd excited when he took off running on a option play.

The biggest roars came after another round of fights. On the undercard: Offensive lineman Jason Murphy vs. defensive tackle LaJuan Ramsey. Murphy got so mad he ripped off Ramsey’s helmet and threw it to the ground. Offensive lineman Fernando Velasco later dove in. When Coach Jeff Fisher passed Murphy in the hallway later, he just looked at him and smile. “That’s going to cost you Murph,” Fisher said. Sounds like a fine is forthcoming.

The most entertaining scrap occurred later when defensive tackle Mitch King and offensive lineman Ryan Durand squared off. King looked like he knew what he was doing — at least until the very end. He backed up to give himself some room, then began throwing uppercuts and jabs before teammates broke it up. Teammates were impressed, until he took off his helmet and challenged Durand for more. “Keep your helmet on!” safety Michael Griffin told King. “You don’t ever take your helmet off (in a fight)!” Rookie mistake.

As for injuries, these players missed practice:

Linebacker Colin Allred (ankle)

Defensive end Jacob Ford (hamstring)

Returner Mark Jones (hamstring)

Nickel back Vincent Fuller (groin)

Tight end Casey Cramer (shoulder)

Receiver Chris Davis (hamstring)

Safety Nick Schommer (hamstring)

Linebacker Stephen Tulloch (knee)

Defensive tackle Jason Jones (foot).

Jones remained in a walking boot. Linebacker Josh Stamer returned to practice. Linebacker David Thornton was given the day off.